20 Facts About Theo Theophanous

Theo Charles Theophanous was born on 16 June 1948 and is a former Australian politician.

Theo Theophanous entered politics in 1988 as a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.

Theo Theophanous served as a Minister in the Kirner Government and as the leader of the opposition in the Legislative Council from 1993 until 1999.

Theo Theophanous was active in the Socialist Left faction of the Victorian ALP.

Theo Theophanous was appointed Minister for Energy and Resources after the 2002 Victorian election.

Theo Theophanous was cleared of allegations against him; he then resigned from Parliament in February 2010.

Since retirement from politics, Theophanous has been an active board member, political commentator, and charity advocate.

Theo Charles Theophanous is a Cypriot Australian who was born on 16 June 1948 in Cyprus and emigrated to Melbourne Australia in 1954.

Theo Theophanous grew up in Broadmeadows and attended Glenroy High School.

Theo Theophanous subsequently tutored at La Trobe University in both Politics and Sociology.

Theo Theophanous was first elected to Victorian Parliament in October 1988 with the re-election of the Cain Government.

Theo Theophanous is the first Minister of Greek background in the Victorian Parliament.

Theo Theophanous served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Victorian Legislative Council from 1993 to 1999.

Theo Theophanous introduced the Victorian Renewable Energy Target Scheme and the Basslink Electricity Connection between Victoria and Tasmania during this time.

Theo Theophanous resigned from Parliament in February 2010 after 22 years of public service.

Since leaving politics, Theo Theophanous has served on the board of National Information Communication Technology Australia and the Metropolitan Planning Authority Board.

Theo Theophanous was appointed Ambassador on charitable basis for the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute.

In 2023 Theophanous resigned from the board of the Victorian State Trustees after an Independent Broad-based Corruption Commission investigation found he had behaved improperly in lobbying for a Chinese consortium.

Theophanous' brother Andrew Theophanous was a former Labor federal politician.

Theo's daughter Kat Theophanous is the state Labor member for Northcote since 2018.